The Scythian Lamb (2018)

6.1/10 126 min Crime Drama

Overview

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.

Cast

Ryo Nishikido

Hajime Tsukisue

Fumino Kimura

Aya Ishida

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ichirō Miyakoshi

Kazuki Kitamura

Masashi Sugiyama

Yûka

Rieko Ōta

Mikako Ichikawa

Kiyomi Kurimoto

Shingo Mizusawa

Hiroki Fukumoto

Min Tanaka

Katsumi Ōno

Yuji Nakamura

Tatsuo Amenomori

Tamae Ando

Tokiko Naito

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Shota Tashiro

Toshiyuki Kitami

Ryosuke Getsumatsu

Satoru Matsuo

Isao Sudo

Miyako Yamaguchi

Taeko Shimura

Sanshō Shinsui

Atsushi Meguro

Yohta Kawase

Masatoshi Kihara

Tsuyoshi Nakano

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